porto

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) port; harbour (place on the coast at which ships can shelter or dock)
2. (masculine) port (city containing such a place)
3. (figuratively,masculine) haven (place of safety)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of portar

Hyphenated as

por‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpoʁ.tu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese porto, from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).

Sentences

Chegaram finalmente ao porto onde o navio esperava por eles .

They finally arrived at the port where the ship was waiting for them.